Coming out of the Fengyi Palace, Chen Chao's expression was solemn, and at the gate of the palace, he called Meng Zhao to the side to speak.

"Xiangye."

Meng Zhao raised his eyes and secretly glanced at the current Xiangye to satisfy his curiosity, but why did Xiangye have this expression? It stands to reason that Xiang Ye should have known the news that the Queen Mother is pregnant by now, shouldn't he be overjoyed?

What does it mean to frown? He was called and did not dare to speak indiscriminately.

Chen Chao's thoughts were complicated, and after thinking about it, he said: "Find a trustworthy imperial doctor to check the pulse of the queen mother every three or five times, take care of her and the child, during pregnancy, it is most likely to make mistakes, send someone to the prime minister's house every day to report the situation of the queen mother and the child, and also, the diet must be paid attention to, ensure the nutritional balance of vegetables, fish, meat, and egg products, eat less sweet, fried and spicy, it is not good for the child, and the queen mother can do some exercise appropriately, so that the child will suffer a little less in the future...... Also, arrange for the Queen Mother to go to bed early and get up early, don't stay up late...... And ......"

Chen Chao doesn't have much experience in this, so he can only say whatever he remembers, and it is estimated that after returning home today, he is afraid that he will rush out a set of "Pregnant Women's Handbook" overnight.

Now, Chen Chao is like a helpless father.

He was completely messed up and didn't know what to do.

The news that Murong Yue was pregnant, no one expected it in advance, and it caught Chen Chao off guard.

"Please rest assured, my subordinates will arrange everything." As the confidant general of the Chen Dynasty, Meng Zhao naturally cared about Xiangye's unborn child.

Possible?

This child will be the future king or princess of a kingdom.

All the way out of the palace, a few times, Chen Chao almost tripped and fell to the ground, walking absent-mindedly.

Boarding the carriage, Hou Ji was driving outside with the reins, while Ning Baizhi, the personal maid, was sitting in the carriage, feasting, eating the fried dried fish he had just bought on the street, and her white palms were oily.

"Xiangye, do you want to eat?" Seeing Chen Chao coming back, Ning Baizhi handed over the oil bag in his hand, and the small dried fish in it was still hot.

Chen Chao ignored it, just crossed his fingers and hugged each other, his head hanging slightly, and his eyes were complicated.

Ning Baizhi pouted and slowly withdrew her small dried fish.

The wheel of the car turned slowly, Chen Chao's mind had already run out of the clouds, and Chen Chao swore that this might be the moment when he could not make up his mind the most.

How could the Queen Mother Murong Yue be pregnant?

Is this too coincidental?

Just that once!

Hit it the first time!

Chen Chao licked his chapped lips, pursed them again, lifted the curtain and glanced out casually, then covered his forehead with both hands, closed his eyes, and his head was confused.

Looking at Xiangye like this, Ning Baizhi was a little strange.

In the past few months of acquaintance, Xiang Ye has always been confident about everything, why is he like this now? Kind of like ants on a hot pan.

Ning Baizhi tried to ask, "Xiangye, what's wrong with you?" ”

Chen Chao waved his hand, indicating that he was nothing, but the next moment, Chen Chao suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed Ning Baizhi's arm, and asked eagerly:

"Have you ever had a baby?"

Ning Baizhi was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but roll her eyes, her expression seemed to say...... Xiangye, I'm only seventeen years old, do you think I look like a person with children?

Chen Chao also realized that he was completely messed up, took a deep breath, recovered a little, and asked again, "Do your brother and sister-in-law have children?" ”

"Yes."

"That'...... How did your brother react when he found out that your sister-in-law was pregnant? ”

Ning Baizhi thought for a moment and recalled: "No reaction...... It's just that he will have a smirk on his face from time to time, he has to be tired of being with his sister-in-law every day, and he is absent-minded about everything, and when he meets someone, he says that he is going to be a father, oh, and ...... Sometimes when I meet a seller, I will buy a few children's things, such as tiger hats, rattles, etc., ......"

Hearing this, Chen Chao compared himself.

Is it this virtue before becoming a father?

If it weren't for Murong Yue's identity being too special, Chen Chao really wanted to take Murong Yue back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take care of him personally until the child was born.

"Xiangye, what are you asking for?" Ning Baizhi didn't understand a little, but soon, the girl raised her eyebrows and said in surprise: "Xiangye, is Madam pregnant?" How many months? ”

Chen Chao originally wanted to say "no", but quickly nodded.

Phew—

With a long roar, the moving carriage came to an abrupt halt, and then Hou Ji's scolding voice was heard.

Chen Chao lifted the corner of the curtain and glanced out.

I saw that the person blocking the road was a young man in sackcloth, and behind him there were several heavily armed soldiers. The armor and weapons on these soldiers do not resemble those of the capital, but rather of local garrisons in other places.

"Zhou Ping saw Xiangye, my father invited Xiangye to come over for a while, and also invited Xiangye to appreciate the light."

The young man stopped in front of the carriage and folded his hands.

Hou Ji talked with him for a few words, and then learned the identity of the roadblocker, who was the second son of Zhou Mi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and came to ask Chen Chao to come over to the mansion on the order of his father Zhou Mi.

Hou Ji looked at Chen Chao and asked for advice.

Chen Chao thought for a while, and then responded to Zhou Ping's invitation.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the Zhou Mansion, and Chen Chao got out of the car, looked at it a little, and felt coldly that he had come to the wrong place.

This is Zhou's mansion?

The second rank of the imperial court, the mansion of the military department?

I saw that the mansion in front of me was neither rich nor luxurious, even the ordinary merchants' homes could not be compared, the floor tiles in front of the door were broken several pieces, and a few quilts were set up on the stone lions, and the quilts were being dried.

"Xiangye, please."

Follow Zhou Mi's son Zhou Ping into the Zhou Mansion, with Hou Ji and Ning Baizhi behind him, just in case.

Passing through the shadow wall, and then passing through a moon gate, Chen Chao saw Zhou Mi in the backyard who had seen him in the morning.

The old general was wearing a black practice uniform, and was practicing his gun in the yard.

Seeing that Chen Chao had arrived, Zhou Mi stopped dancing the gun, took the old servant's towel, wiped the sweat beads on his face and neck, and took the initiative to step forward and clench his fists.

Chen Chao possessed himself and returned a salute.

For this old general, Chen Chao has a good impression.

Although Zhou Mi impeached himself in the court today, at least it was not Wang Shibin's kind, he wanted to put himself to death and colluded with Emperor Yongxing, Zhou Mi just talked about things.

If Daji is such a courtier, why not be strong?

Such a courtier is exactly what the Chen Dynasty wants to subdue, and he is the same type as Fang Xiu, a scholar of Wenchang Pavilion University.

In the yard, the sun was shining in early spring, and the sun was warm.

Zhou Mi didn't invite Chen Chao into the house to talk, but simply took out two chairs, put them under the eaves of Xiangyang, invited Chen Chao to sit down, and served a pot of tea.

Chen Chao is not a person who cares about the environment, so he sat down with his sleeves brushed up, took a sip of tea, and took the initiative to ask:

"I don't know what is the matter for Zhou Shangshu to invite his own minister?"

Zhou Mi's face is full of wrinkles, his skin is dark, and the years have left a lot of marks on him, although he is over sixty years old, his spirit looks good, and it will not be a problem to live for another twenty years.

Hearing Chen Chao speak, Zhou Mi put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at Chen Chao beside him, and responded: "Chen Xiang has changed a little bit in the past six months, Zhou is curious, so he invited Chen Xiang to come and talk about it, and say some heart-to-heart words, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, Chen Xiang is the head of the civil ministers, Zhou is in charge of the national military, one article and one martial arts, there should be no suspicion between you and me, only in this way, Daji will be good." ”

Chen Chao smiled and looked at Zhou Mi beside him: "What Zhou Shangshu said is reasonable, Chen has been taught." ”

Chen Chao's modest attitude made Zhou Mi gradually frown, and a puzzled look hung over his face, lingering.

The Chen Dynasty with this appearance and the aggressive Chen Chao are completely different people, and the difference is too great, which makes Zhou Mi a little uncomfortable for a while.

However, as the conversation deepened, Zhou Mi found that Chen Chao in private should be like this.

The one facing up seems to have deliberately made a show for the hundred officials and the emperor.